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AFRICA’S BUSINESS HEROES PRIZE COMPETITION (1.5 MILLION USD IN GRANT FUNDING)

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Application Deadline: April 28, 2026.

LOCATION: Rwanda

The Prize Competition is an annual initiative aimed at supporting and empowering entrepreneurs across Africa. Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) is dedicated to identifying, supporting, and inspiring the next generation of African entrepreneurs who are driving impact in their communities, tackling pressing challenges, and building a more sustainable and inclusive economy.

ELIGIBILITY:

As an inclusive initiative, ABH welcomes applications from entrepreneurs:

Across all African countries, sectors, and age groups

With businesses that are formally registered, headquartered in Africa, and have a track record of at least three years.

In English and French

To be eligible for the ABH competition, you must meet the following criteria:

Founder or Co-founder—You must be the founder or co-founder of the business.

African Identity—You must be an African citizen or a direct descendant (child or grandchild) of an African citizen.

Business Presence in Africa—Your company must be registered, headquartered, and primarily operating in an African country.

Proven Market Traction—Your business must have at least three years of revenue and demonstrated market traction.

It is free to apply! You can create a free profile and begin your application here.

You can apply as many times as you like, but your business must show continuous growth and improvement each time you reapply. Just make sure that you are eligible based on the criteria each year. 

The Requirements of the Application:

Complete and submit ALL mandatory questions in the online ABH application.

Record and upload a video introduction of yourself that is a maximum of 1 minute 30 seconds.

Nominate a reference who can provide details on your character, leadership, and achievements.

BENEFIT:

Learn about yourself & business

Receive invaluable feedback

Develop skills to tell your story

Join an entrepreneurship ecosystem

Access exclusive mentorship and training

Gain global recognition & exposure

Pitch to business legends and win your share of USD $1.5 million:

1st Prize Winner$300,000
2nd Prize Winner$250,000
3rd Prize Winner$150,000
Other Top 10 Finalists (7)$100,000
Training Opportunities$100,000
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master's, Opportunities, PhD/post doctoral, Scholarships

SOAS UNIVERSITY OF LONDON HYUNDAI MOTOR GROUP SCHOLARSHIP

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Application Deadline: 25 April 2026

LOCATION: England

Hyundai Motor Group is offering five scholarships intended to nurture talent from Africa at SOAS University of London. These scholarships aim to cultivate experts for sustainable development in Africa and will continue to establish long-term collaboration models for the next generation of Africa. The scholarships are designed to create meaningful change and empower students to find solutions to global challenges.

ELIGIBILITY:

Any full-time (1 year) master’s degree programme and any full-time research degree programme beginning in the 2026/27 academic year

Applicants to courses within the College of Development Studies, Economics and Finance, and College of Law, Anthropology and Politics are particularly encouraged to apply.

This scholarship is open to African nationals who are ordinarily resident in Africa.

This scholarship is open to international fee-paying applicants only.

New admissions only (programmes starting in 2026/27).

Applicants for the MA scholarship must possess or expect to be awarded an international equivalent to a first-class honours degree from a UK university. Applicants with a non-UK degree must be in the top rank as evidenced by references and transcripts. Applicants with a 2:1 may also apply but will not be given preference.

Applicants for the MPhil/PhD scholarship must possess or expect to be awarded an international equivalent to a master’s degree with distinction from a UK university. Applicants with a non-UK master’s degree must be in the top rank as evidenced by references and transcripts. Applicants with merit may also apply but will not be given preference.

Scholarship applicants must have applied to SOAS but are not required to have received an offer of admission by the scholarship deadline. An unconditional offer will need to have been received by the time the selection panel meets to discuss scholarship applications.

Applicants must meet the English language condition of their offer of admission to study at SOAS, if applicable. If your offer is conditional on English, please arrange your English test and ensure you meet the English requirements as soon as possible.

Please note that this scholarship does not cover funding for pre-sessional courses.

BENEFIT:

Master’s award: £27,730.

PhD award: tuition fees and stipend of up to £22,780

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